MUNCIE, Ind. — Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana has received a grant of $10,500 through the Glick “Feeding Those in Need” program.

The goal is to increase access to nutritious food to those in need in the communities where Gene B. Glick Co. apartment communities are located. The food program for seniors and families will be established at the Carriage House Apartments and Cambridge Square Apartments in Muncie and the the Fairington Apartments in Anderson. All grantees, including Second Harvest, were nominated by local Glick staff, who gave input about local food programs and which organizations could best make use of the funding.

This grant program is a new initiative of The Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, a part of Glick Philanthropies. The inaugural grants, totaling more than $250,000, were awarded to 38 organizations across five states.

The Indianapolis-based Gene B. Glick Co. is one of the largest privately owned property management firms in the U.S.

“We are very excited to begin this important new program by partnering with The Glick Fund in providing food assistance to seniors and their families. Cambridge Square Apartments and Carriage House Apartments in Muncie and Fairington Apartments in Anderson will be the initial locations of this program,” Tim Kean, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, said in a release.

“One of our most important values is supporting the communities where our properties are located,” said David O. Barrett, president and CEO of the Gene B. Glick Co. and the Glick Family Foundation. “We aim to help children, families and seniors who struggle to have consistent access to high-quality, nutritious food. The ‘Feeding Those in Need’ program is one way to help address this issue.”

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